MOTORSPORT020 JULY 2019 → TOPGEAR.COM
This C3 crashed and rolled seven times. Driver
and navigator walked out without a scratch.
Thanks to the roll cageemember Sébastien Loeb? Well, if you don’t,
you don’t deserve to be here. He’s been arguably
the most successful rally driver of all times – a
driver that got Citroen several wins and podium
finishes and proved that Citroens could conquer any sort of
terrain and teach the world a lesson or two about rallying.
The buildings, the equipment, the people and the
infrastructure that you see here is what made all of that
possible – and will continue to make legends like Loeb across
different platforms of motor racing. It’s the structure – that’s
situated on the outskirts of Paris – that turns regular Citroens
that you see on the road into machines that gobble up dirt on
the rally stage and encounter massive, unbelievable jumps
and still make it past the finish line faster than any other
machine would do. It’s the birthplace of Citroen Racing and
the place where magic takes place.R
Legendary stuff
WE TAKE A TOUR INSIDE THE PREMISES THAT TURN REGULAR ROAD-LEGAL
CITROENS INTO RALLY MONSTERS. THIS ISN’T FOR THE FAINT HEARTEDWORDS: AGASTI KAULGI